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ronald71111 · October 6

Good morning!

DIL ran over the electric line going to my camper, now im running on battery power till it can be fixed. This afternoon is my high resolution CT scan and pulmonary function test. The high resolution cuts smaller slices and is clearer where they are able to tell how advanced and what type of pulmonary disease.

Always something going on in our senior years.

Ron

Iris L. · October 6

Good morning. It's getting to be chilly in the mornings here.

Ron. I hope you get answers from your ct scan and pf tests. I hope you can get your electricity back soon.

Iris

harshedbuzz · October 6

Good morning. We have another lovely day here ahead of rain tomorrow night. I never did get around to pulling the crispy annuals in my entry door pots. Maybe later.

Gothic G— The ridiculous thing about the book I ordered is that it was published and printed in the U.S. 32 years ago, so it shouldn't be subject to any tariffs.

I suspect DH gravitates to Frosted Flakes because of the crunch based on the noise coming out of the dining room. He's not above Froot Loops either.

My bestie typically does her testing of new recipes this time of year which is something to which my boys look forward. This year she's got new twin grands she's caring for 2 days a week so I'm sure the spread sheet will be fewer rows than in the past. Aside from a few biscotti and pizzelles nothing she makes is traditionally Italian.

Lorita— Thinking good thoughts for Billy.

Ron— I hope your tests go well and that they lead to an improvement in symptoms for you.

Did DIL run over your power cord with a car or lawn mower?

Iris— How chilly does San Diego get? I was under the impression the weather was about as perfect as anywhere on the planet.

I hope all have a pleasant day.
HB

Lorita · October 6

Good luck on your tests today, Ron. Like you said, always something going on in our śenior years. Bad luck on your electric cord -do hope it's fixed by the time you get home.

Billy seems about the same. He's grazing but when I went out to check the water he reached out and touched my hand. He is a big boy, just like his dad and grandpa. His dad weighed 2200 lbs. and was very gentle. He isn't quite that heavy but will get there. I wish I had feed for him but he has grass and I don't feel like going to get feed. I had half a sack of creep but some of it was molded and I didn't want to give it to.him because it might not be good.

Some of the girls are going into the barn but stopping to give their babies a snack first. Saw two little ones playing, then racing to the barn.

The man who will fix my barn repairs called to say he isn't able to come because he can hardly walk today. He has to have bilateral hip replacements soon.

They're working on the roads this morning. My part of the road is finished and is really good, but we haven't had a big rain yet. Now they're working on the road east of me in front of Darwins. Already saw two semis coming back either hauling dirt or gravel.

I heard a couple of days ago that a neighbor I don't know sold 200 acres for twenty million dollars for a big data center to go in. And across from the handyman they're putting in ten acres of solar psnels. So glad it isn't that close. Would make it hard not to sell for money like that, wouldn't it? But I wouldn't.

D. Wasn't feeling too good so went back to.bed and I think I will, too. I am ready for this to.be over.but I.checked on previous flares and it can take two weeks. I still Have medicine to take for a few days. Girls are bawling so will stop and see what is going on.

jfkoc · October 6

spreadsheet for cookies???

Mint · October 6

good evening

I look for the full moon after you guys mentioned it. I can’t really see it because it’s position is back in behind the trees and I can just see a little bit of light here and there from it, disappointing.

eaglemom · October 6

Good afternoon.

Lorita I hope your feeling better. How about a Billy report? I don't know when you'll get rain to test out your road. Chief's play tonight.

HB I had the same question for Ron, how did the electric cord get cut by DIL? We have curious minds. About the Hospital for Special Surgery in NY, its just a specialty hospital. They have the more difficult cases or whatever. Just a more 'hands on' approach.

Thanks for the explanation Iris about your diabetic condition. I ask because occasionally my A1C is a tad above where it should be, but my glucose is always very good.

The report on DH and coughing is that he's coughing less, thank goodness. He's still on prednisone, and tapering off within two weeks. He's not needed a nebulizer thus far today, which is huge.

DH had his first neck PT this afternoon. It was an evaluation, all the standard stuff. When the PT guy had his lay down and try to massage / feel / pin point the area DH had a hard time because of pain. It's like the injections did some good, but have caused other issues to come up. (If that's possible?) When the PT guy put DH in a reclining position, with a TENS unit on and ice - he was one happy guy. That finally gave him relief. DH told the PT "I feel like an owl, I can move my neck!" Order's were sent to the Doctor to order DH a TENS unit. He wants to see DH one more time and if he's like this still, then he said PT will not really do much for him. That was kind of what I expected, and I'm glad that Don didn't hear that. I made an appointment with the Dr for Friday. What a whirlwind this neck has been.

I've got to catch up on things here. More later. Let's be safe everyone.

ronald71111 · October 6

Eaglemom/HB, DIL ean over the power line with the lawn mower.

Eaglemom, I might be repeating myself, but really don't remember if I told this. Almost a year ago I took a fall and ended up with two cervical disk ruptured. Neurosurgeon wanted to operate, but pulmonary would not sign off due to me being high risk for surgery. Therapy did not help, injections did not help, now im going through acupuncture that is helping relieve some of the pain. Neck is not as bad but arm still hurts off and on.

Ron

Lorita · 12:29AM

Go out and look at the moon. It is huge and bright. Too far north tonight to reflect in the pond though.

I remember that. Ron. Glad the acupuncture is helping. Does it hurt when they insert the needles? Always wondered.

Billy is getting around better today. He may have stepped in a hole. That happens fairly often and it just takes time to recover. I will keep him up a couple more days. You all won't believe this , but his drank all his water today so guess he was thirsty before I knew it. I saw him around the hydrant so went out- he had pulled the hose off the fence and turned on the water! The handle is hard to open but he did it and was drinking water as it came out of the hose! Smart, isn't he?

Haven't felt too good today so stayed inside except for that. Chiefs are playing, Eagle, so will stop and watch.

Sleep welL tonight, everyone. Good night.

GothicGremlin · 2:39AM

Iris - about soggy flakes — ewww. 😄

Ron - Yeah … I'm a little miffed as I move into my senior years. I want to eat whatever I want and do all the stuff I used to do without having to pay for it the next day. Doesn't seem like too much to ask for, you know?

HB - Pizzelles! My aunt had a pizzelle maker, which my cousin has now. I love those things. The other two we always had (and still have) are struffoli (which are a pain in the neck to make, but good), and sfingi (mostly for St. Joseph Day - and also a lot of work).

Judith - Yeah, spreadsheets for cookies sounds like insanity, but when you're making that many, you kind of need it.

For all of you — I guess I don't know what A1C is…. I just had my annual exam, and things seem to be okay, and she didn't bring up A1C, so I guess it's okay? How would I know that it isn't?

eaglemom - Your DH has been through the ringer. I hope he gets some relief soon.

Lorita - I hope that that's all it was - Billy stepping in a hole, and that he'll recover soon.

I hope that you feel better soon!

I've been getting stuff done today. Went to the gym, now I have aches and pains (but in a good way). Writing is getting done, and I've set up some more legal volunteer work.

Me and Peggy's friend D were talking today about horror films - which she doesn't watch. 😄 But Halloween is coming up, and she wanted to know which movies I find scary. I couldn't really come up with any - I could come up with lots of creepy ones (Sinister and Paranormal come to mind), and lots of gross ones (anything by Clive Barker), but those aren't the same as "scary". Most of the movies I find scary are the ones that could happen in real life - like all the movies with guns (which I never watch). But horror films are like cartoons to me, they aren't real, and most are just kind of cheesy.

Iris L. · 4:33AM

Ron, did you have your tests today?

Eagle, I used a TENS unit for my back years ago with good results. In August I had three acupuncture treatments to my back and I am improved. The pain isn't gone but it is better.

GG, hemoglobin A1C is a measurement of average glucose levels in red blood cells over the past three months. The results are divided into normal, prediabetes or diabetes. There are other tests that can be done for confirmation of diabetes. The main thing is to be on the lookout for complications all over the body, because high blood sugar and elevated insulin levels are damaging to tissues.

Often patients are prescribe medication, but I want to work on my diet--I'm on enough medication already.

HB, San Diego is two hours south of me; I believe the weather is milder than LA weather. San Diego flies under the radar, we don't really hear anything about it up here. I think they don't want attention to keep themselves such an ideal place.

I'm glad Billy is better. Lorita, I hope you will feel better real soon!

I didn't get out to see the moon.

Iris

harshedbuzz · 11:05AM

Good morning all.

It's still dark and quiet here. Today's the last warm day; we've been running 10-15F above average of late. The slam into chilly weather and EST will feel like a slap at this rate.

eaglemom said:

"About the Hospital for Special Surgery in NY, its just a specialty hospital. They have the more difficult cases or whatever. Just a more 'hands on' approach."

That's one of the reasons I was seeking a different surgeon. He was the opposite of hands on. That said, he enjoys a reputation as the go-to guy. I've mostly had a good outcome, but he basically ghosts patients for 6 months after he visits bedside right after the surgery. I didn't even get that as an Eagle had an issue and he left someone else to close and phoned DH from his car. I did have my surgery in a specialty orthopedic surgery center which meant great nursing and support staff.

An old friend of mom's had a very bad back with failed surgeries who swore by her TENS unit.

Lorita— That story about Billy securing a drink sounds very like what a cat would do.

Ron— Lawn mower makes sense. Last summer DS drove the riding mower into the garage with the blade on and destroyed a good extension cord. There were pieces everywhere. I was pretty salty about it.

How long until you get your results?

Judith— The spreadsheet is critical to the mission. There's one for ingredients in order to make sure bestie has everything she needs on hand for Cookie Week— flour, butter, types of sugar, leavening agents, nuts, candies, jams, chocolate, extracts and sprinkles.

Some cookies share a "mother dough" that gets made in massive batches and tweaked for different iterations. There's an order for cookie baking based on how fragile or perishable the final product is. And a list of special cookies that only certain people get.

Iris— I hope the dietary and lifestyle changes make medication unnecessary for you.

Gothic G— Our local non-profit art theater has a roster of classic scary movies lined up this month. Spooky Screenings has a little something for everyone "Black Lagoon", "Nosferatu", "Scream", "The Omen", "Ghost and Mrs. Muir", etc. DH wants to see "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein". Next month is "Noirvember" finishing up with "Hanksgiving".

I don't think my friend has ever done the pastries for St. Joseph's Day. She gets hers at the bakery. South Philadelphia is blessed with amazing Italian foods.

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I'm taking mom to the library and shopping today. It was supposed to be a pedi, but niece has arranged for mom and other niece to do pedis together, have dinner and a sleepover tomorrow to celebrate other niece's birthday. It was quite last minute, so mom was reluctant to agree to the pedi thinking I'd be upset about it. Niece was texting me about how ridiculous mom was being about it insinuating I'd be upset to be denied the chance to pick mom up, drive her to her preferred nail salon and wait around while she gets her toes done.

I hope all have a pleasant day. HB

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Good luck on your tests today, Ron. Like you said, always something going on in our śenior years. Bad luck on your electric cord -do hope it's fixed by the time you get home.

Some of the girls are going into the barn but stopping to give their babies a snack first. Saw two little ones playing, then racing to the barn.

The man who will fix my barn repairs called to say he isn't able to come because he can hardly walk today. He has to have bilateral hip replacements soon.

They're working on the roads this morning. My part of the road is finished and is really good, but we haven't had a big rain yet. Now they're working on the road east of me in front of Darwins. Already saw two semis coming back either hauling dirt or gravel.

D. Wasn't feeling too good so went back to.bed and I think I will, too. I am ready for this to.be over.but I.checked on previous flares and it can take two weeks. I still Have medicine to take for a few days. Girls are bawling so will stop and see what is going on.

good evening

I look for the full moon after you guys mentioned it. I can’t really see it because it’s position is back in behind the trees and I can just see a little bit of light here and there from it, disappointing.

Go out and look at the moon. It is huge and bright. Too far north tonight to reflect in the pond though.

I remember that. Ron. Glad the acupuncture is helping. Does it hurt when they insert the needles? Always wondered.

Haven't felt too good today so stayed inside except for that. Chiefs are playing, Eagle, so will stop and watch.

Sleep welL tonight, everyone. Good night.

Good morning all.

It's still dark and quiet here. Today's the last warm day; we've been running 10-15F above average of late. The slam into chilly weather and EST will feel like a slap at this rate.

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Good luck on your tests today, Ron. Like you said, always something going on in our śenior years. Bad luck on your electric cord -do hope it's fixed by the time you get home.

Some of the girls are going into the barn but stopping to give their babies a snack first. Saw two little ones playing, then racing to the barn.

The man who will fix my barn repairs called to say he isn't able to come because he can hardly walk today. He has to have bilateral hip replacements soon.

They're working on the roads this morning. My part of the road is finished and is really good, but we haven't had a big rain yet. Now they're working on the road east of me in front of Darwins. Already saw two semis coming back either hauling dirt or gravel.

D. Wasn't feeling too good so went back to.bed and I think I will, too. I am ready for this to.be over.but I.checked on previous flares and it can take two weeks. I still Have medicine to take for a few days. Girls are bawling so will stop and see what is going on.

good evening

I look for the full moon after you guys mentioned it. I can’t really see it because it’s position is back in behind the trees and I can just see a little bit of light here and there from it, disappointing.

Go out and look at the moon. It is huge and bright. Too far north tonight to reflect in the pond though.

I remember that. Ron. Glad the acupuncture is helping. Does it hurt when they insert the needles? Always wondered.

Haven't felt too good today so stayed inside except for that. Chiefs are playing, Eagle, so will stop and watch.

Sleep welL tonight, everyone. Good night.

Good morning all. It's still dark and quiet here. Today's the last warm day; we've been running 10-15F above average of late. The slam into chilly weather and EST will feel like a slap at this rate. eaglemom said:

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Good morning all.

It's still dark and quiet here. Today's the last warm day; we've been running 10-15F above average of late. The slam into chilly weather and EST will feel like a slap at this rate.

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